Margaret Kudirat Ladipo (born April 16, 1961) is a Nigerian academic and

researcher Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...

who served as the Rector of

Yaba College of Technology Yaba College of Technology, popularly known as YABATECH, was founded in 1947, and is Nigeria's first higher educational institution. It is located in Yaba, Lagos. , it had a student enrollment of over 16,000. It also has a secondary school and ...

from 2009 to 2017.

Early life and education

Margaret is a native of

Kwara State Kwara () is a state in Western Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kogi State, to the north by Niger State, and to the south by Ekiti, Osun, and Oyo states, while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin. Its ca ...

but she was born in

Kaduna Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern state ...

Kaduna State Kaduna (, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; , ; ) is a States of Nigeria, state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna (city), Kaduna, which was the List of Nigerian ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. She completed her primary and secondary school education at Anglican Girls School,

, and Government Secondary School,

respectively. Margaret holds a B.Sc certificate in

Chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

, an M.Sc certificate in

Polymer Science Polymer science or macromolecular science is a subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics and elastomers. The field of polymer science includes researchers in multiple disciplines inclu ...

and Technology, and a Ph.D in Analytical Chemistry from

Ahmadu Bello University The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a public research university located in Zaria, Nigeria, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria. The university has four colleges, three schools, 18 faculties, ...

Career

Margaret Ladipo's career first saw her gain employment as a Graduate Assistant at

in 1982 before she proceeded to work as Lecturer III at

Kaduna Polytechnic Kaduna Polytechnic is one of the earliest polytechnics in Nigeria, located in Tudun Wada (Kaduna State), Tudun Wada area of Kaduna South local government of Kaduna state, Northern Region, Nigeria, North-Western Nigeria. History It was establi ...

in 1984. In 1986, she joined

as Lecturer II where she rose through the ranks to become a Chief Lecturer in 2002. Prior to her appointment as Rector, she served as the polytechnic's Consult. Margaret has authored two books and has published several articles in local and international journals. She is a fellow of the Institute of Operations Research of Nigeria, the Civilian Institute of Democratic Administration, and the Institute of Investment Management and Research.

Scandals

Throughout her administration, Margaret has been accused of "money laundering" and "looting of funds" meant for the development of Yaba College of Technology.

References

{{Authority control 1961 births Living people People from Kwara State Yoruba women academics Yoruba academics Ahmadu Bello University alumni Academic staff of Yaba College of Technology Academic staff of Kaduna Polytechnic